Bothell · Licensed family home
Happy Family Academy LLC
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 1, 20263 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A baby gate was installed at the entrance to the main childcare room, partially blocking the hallway leading to the exit door.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A heater was observed in use in the small childcare room.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The licensor was not able to verify the condition of the fire extinguisher as it was last inspected by a professional in Augst 2025.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Aug 11, 20253 citations
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Missing the annual fire safety inspection form.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Child recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Missing emergency contact person and dental provider information: child NC, child KM, child NB, and child DL.”
WAC 110-300-0460(2)
PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Missing postings: emergency numbers and information and the location of emergency medical information for children and staff.”
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)
- Nov 6, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 15, 20242 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plasric bags for diapers were accessible to children in the bathroom. Water temperature measures at 124 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Remove rake from outdoor play area.”
WAC 110-300-0145(1)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).
How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 417%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%This home
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 1, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0166 (3)(c) A baby gate was installed at the entrance to the main childcare room, partially blocking the hallway leading to the exit door.
· September 1, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 1, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
110-300-0166 (3)(c) A baby gate was installed at the entrance to the main childcare room, partially blocking the hallway leading to the exit door.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious
110-300-0170 (3)(b) A heater was observed in use in the small childcare room.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
110-300-0170(3) The licensor was not able to verify the condition of the fire extinguisher as it was last inspected by a professional in Augst 2025.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 11, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
110-300-0170(2) Missing the annual fire safety inspection form.
WAC 110-300-0460(2) · Long Term
110-300-0460(2) Missing emergency contact person and dental provider information: child NC, child KM, child NB, and child DL.
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
110-300-0505(1)(2) Missing postings: emergency numbers and information and the location of emergency medical information for children and staff.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 15, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plasric bags for diapers were accessible to children in the bathroom. Water temperature measures at 124 degrees Fahrenheit.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(1) · Short Term
Remove rake from outdoor play area.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 335-9096
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83530
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.